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Camp Arifjan is a United States Army installation in Kuwait which accommodates elements of the US Air Force, US Navy, US Marine Corps and US Coast Guard. The camp is funded and was built by the government of Kuwait. Military personnel from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, [2] Romania and Poland are also forward-deployed
United States Army: Type: Communications: Part of: 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) Garrison/HQ: Camp Arifjan, Kuwait: Motto(s) "Finest of the First" Colors: Orange and white are the colors associated with the Signal Corps, and the color blue refers to the unit's capability to support the combat mission.
The battalions in Kuwait and Qatar transferred to the 402nd Army Field Support Brigade in 2010 to allow the 401st to focus on operations in Afghanistan. In 2015, the 401st moved their headquarters to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, and reintegrated their battalions from Kuwait and Qatar to their command. The 402nd then redeployed back to Hawaii.
The battalion departed Fort Carson on 14 January and arrived at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait at 0400 hours on 15 January. Upon arrival, the battalion assumed duties as the Camp Mayor responsible for reception, billeting, land management, and force protection.
The Third Army is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina with a forward element at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. It serves as the echelon above corps for the Army component of CENTCOM, whose area of responsibility includes Southwest Asia, around 20 countries of the world, in Africa, Asia, and the Persian Gulf.
Taken for reasons unknown, a vault of images from US Army archives has the sensibility of a fashion portfolio, while the clothes themselves mirror modern runways trends.
Units from the 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota Army National Guard, also supported SFOR 11. Late 2002 the 76th BDE was called on to provide a Separate Infantry Battalion to provide support for an escalating campaign in the Middle East. The 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry Regiment was mobilized to camp Arifjan Kuwait on 2 January 2003.
This operation saw the Army provide support over the longest land lines of communication in Army History. The operation was successful resulting in the overthrow of the Iraqi government. The 321st TMMC began a phased demobilization on 15 July 2003 still maintaining a continual mission presence at Baton Rouge, Camp Doha and Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.